Big Ten Basketball 2020-21 Discussion (Part 1)

MichiganMan2424 · February 19, 2021, 2:55am

Well apparently the foul is on Walker, so agreed. OSU by 90

MichiganMan2424 · February 19, 2021, 2:56am

Liddell decided to make me right again and commit his 4th on an a charge call

ucntseemoi · February 19, 2021, 3:05am

Oh man OSU just got bailed out by that foul call.

BigBoutros · February 19, 2021, 3:07am

what else is new

ucntseemoi · February 19, 2021, 3:08am

Hararr just fouled out. Gunna have to go nuclear from 3 and get some stops.

umhoops · February 19, 2021, 3:28am

BigBoutros · February 19, 2021, 3:29am

That offense…good god

BurgerBoy82 · February 19, 2021, 4:33am

Iowa with a big win at Wisconsin. Hawkeyes D has been much better the past 4 games.

umhoops · February 19, 2021, 6:25am

goblue8 · February 19, 2021, 11:52am

EJ Liddell is shooting 42% from three in his last 8 games, that takes him from a very good player to an elite one.

AC1997 · February 19, 2021, 2:19pm

I haven’t listened to it myself, but a poster over at MGoBlog said that Sam Webb (who’s really plugged in with the athletic department) made a statement that they think Mike Smith is going to stick around for another season. Obviously that’s a discussion for the off-season, but if that comes true it has to be almost the ideal fit for what we need next year. Take the pressure off the three young guards and give the lineup some flexibility to move people around more at the wing. Fingers crossed it comes true - Smith has been amazing this season.

laddergoat · February 19, 2021, 2:21pm

That would be absolutely enormous. I have been hoping we get one of Smith and Eli back and I think Smith is probably the preferred choice as a pure PG. Sure would be nice to head into next season knowing who’s starting at the 1 and the 5 with a plethora of talented bodies to fill in the other three spots. Smith, Bufkin, Houston, Diabate, and Dickinson seems like a pretty fantastic starting lineup.

kturnup · February 19, 2021, 2:33pm

But I’d have to stop making Wisconsin and Josh Langford jokes

quickdarshan · February 19, 2021, 2:42pm

Zeb has looked pretty good defensively the last few times he’s played. And they’ll need a secondary ball handler. Wouldn’t just assume he’ll get passed up.

adamsmit86 · February 19, 2021, 3:07pm

You can still make Wisconsin and Langford jokes since Smith is new to the Big Ten and it won’t feel like he’s been around forever like Grandpa Josh and the Wisconsin guys

goblue8 · February 19, 2021, 3:08pm

Is it just me or does this osu um game remind anyone else of that game in 2012 that was played this same week in February? Except um is playing the role of osu(the more talented team playing away from home) while osu is playing the role of um(the crazy well coached team that makes no sense how they are that good given the talent level).

MichiganMan2424 · February 19, 2021, 3:24pm

John Beilein is on today’s Titus and Tate podcasts episode for anyone interested

sportaddict144 · February 19, 2021, 3:24pm

We played a deep rotation last night and Zeb didn’t see the floor (and we don’t even have a different backup guard). I’d rather not count on any meaningful minutes from him next year and just be pleasantly surprised if he plays well. We all like to punk Hoggard, and, indeed, his team sucks so it makes more sense for him to play, but I think it’s a stretch to expect Zeb to look any better than AJ next year.

I’d kill for Mike to stick around.

hack · February 19, 2021, 3:27pm

HUGE IF TRUE

(first non-ironic use of that line in quite a while)

sportaddict144 · February 19, 2021, 3:29pm

I know we will be mentally prepared for Sunday, but I’m worried about the physical. Rutgers and we beat each other up while it appears that PSU and OSU just played in an all-star game. Can someone talk me down?